Equatorial Congo Airlines Ltd., operating as ECAir, is an airline

Airline

An airline provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit...

 from the Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...

, headquartered in Brazzaville

Brazzaville

-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...

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The company took delivery of its first aircraft, a Boeing 737-300, on 6 September 2011. As of October 2001, daily scheduled passenger flights between Maya-Maya Airport

Maya-Maya Airport

Maya-Maya Airport is an airport located in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo.In 2004, the airport served 447,699 passengers.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...

 in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire Airport

Pointe Noire Airport

Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport , is an airport located in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. It is one of two international airports in the country, the other being Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport.-History:...

 are operated. Crews and technical support for ECAir are provided by Geneva

Geneva

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-based VIP business carrier PrivatAir

PrivatAir

PrivatAir is a private airline business, headquartered at Geneva International Airport in Meyrin, Switzerland. It operates a fleet of Boeings. Its clients are businesses and celebrities.- History :...

. Thus, ECAir avoids being included in the List of air carriers banned in the European Union, as are all airlines with maintenance services executed in the Republic of the Congo.